Oadby and Wigston

The religious profile of Oadby and Wigston changed substantially in the decade leading up to the most recent census. At the same time there were changes in ethnicity, marriage and housing tenure.

The population changed very little

In the decade leading up to the most recent census, the population of Oadby and Wigston remained close to 56,200.

The addition of almost 400 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Oadby and Wigston was home to, on average, 17 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was higher than the average across the East Midlands

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across the East Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older Oadby and Wigston

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Oadby and Wigston increased by two years, from 39 to 41 years.

This affluent area had a slightly higher average age than the East Midlands and remained slightly older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of almost 1,400 people aged 80 years or over, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by almost 2,000.

About 10% of people in Oadby and Wigston are aged over the age of 80 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Oadby and Wigston by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

More homes with adult children living with their parents

Oadby and Wigston saw England's largest rise in the proportion of households with adult children living with their parents.

During this period, Oadby and Wigston overtook 88 local authority areas, including Dudley and Doncaster, to become the English local authority area with the seventh-highest percentage of households with only adult children living with their parents.

In 2011, just over one in eight (13%) households in Oadby and Wigston had only adult children living with their parents, compared with 9.9% in 2001. The percentage with at least one child decreased from 32% to 31%.

Harrow saw England's next largest rise in the proportion of households with adult children living with their parents (from 12% to 14%).

The proportion of households with only adult children living with their parents in Oadby and Wigston increased by 2.6 percentage points

Percentage of households in Oadby and Wigston, the East Midlands and England where a parent lived with their adult children, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in Oadby and Wigston

The percentage of Oadby and Wigston residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability increased from 2.7% to 3.7% in the decade leading up to the most recent census.

The percentage who reported being limited a little in their day-to-day activities remained close to 7.8%, while the percentage of Oadby and Wigston residents whose day-to-day activities are not limited by a long-term health problem or disability decreased from 90% to 89%.

The proportion of people who are considerably limited by a long-term health problem or disability increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 3.4% in 2001 to 4.0% in 2011). Across England, the percentage increased from 3.1% to 3.8%.

The proportion of people who are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability in Oadby and Wigston increased by 1 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in Oadby and Wigston, the East Midlands and England that reported being considerably limited in their day-to-day activities, March 2001 and March 2011

Religion in Oadby and Wigston

The number of people in Oadby and Wigston that described themselves as having no religion increased from just under 8,200 in 2001 to just over 13,000 in 2011. This represents a change from 15% to 23% of the local population.

The percentage increased by less than the average across the East Midlands (from 16% to 27%) and the average across England (from 15% to 25%).

The number of people in Oadby and Wigston that described themselves as Christian decreased from just over 36,000 in 2001 to just over 27,000 in 2011 (from 65% to 48%). The number of people who described themselves as Hindu increased from just over 3,300 to about 5,100 (from 6.0% to 9.1%).

About 3,700 people (4.2%) said they were Sikh, up from about 2,300 in 2001 (6.5%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the religious profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between religious groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population without a religion in Oadby and Wigston increased by 8.5 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Oadby and Wigston by religion, March 2001 and March 2011

Health improved

The percentage of people in ’bad’ or ’very bad’ health fell in Oadby and Wigston, but at a slower rate than all other local authority areas in the East Midlands, except Bolsover.

Rates are standardised to account for variation in age, which can impact the local population's health.

Every local authority area across the East Midlands saw a fall in the proportion of residents that perceived their health as bad or very bad, as the regional average fell from 9.4% to 5.7%.

During this period, Oadby and Wigston went from having the 27th-highest to the 11th-lowest percentage of people describing their health as bad or very bad out of 309 English local authority areas.

These data are people’s own opinions in describing their overall health. They may be inconsistent with other measures of health, such as NHS records.

The percentage of people in ’bad’ or ’very bad’ health in Oadby and Wigston decreased by 2.6 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in Oadby and Wigston, the East Midlands and England said their health was bad or very bad, March 2001 and March 2011

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